NATO's secretary-general meets with Zelenskyy to discuss 'ending Russia’s aggression'
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the status of the war and needs of troops
2023-09-29 02:29
McCarthy rejects Senate spending bill while scrambling for a House plan that averts a shutdown
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is digging in on his refusal to take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running beyond midnight Saturday
2023-09-29 01:57
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to raise minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour
2023-09-29 01:54
Netflix's DVD-by-mail service bows out as its red-and-white envelopes make their final trip
The curtain is finally coming down on Netflix’s once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter century after the birth of a concept that obliterated Blockbuster video stores while providing a springboard into video streaming that has transformed entertainment
2023-09-29 01:28
First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire to focus on island's sole electric provider and grid
Hawaii’s top public utility officials and the president of Hawaiian Electric are testifying in a congressional hearing about the role the electrical grid played in last month’s deadly Maui wildfire
2023-09-28 23:58
Bankman-Fried may face 'very long sentence' if convicted, judge says
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK Sam Bankman-Fried, the indicted founder of now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, may face a
2023-09-28 23:47
EU struggles to update asylum laws three years on from a sweeping reform. And the clock is ticking
European Union governments are struggling to overcome obstacles to put a new asylum system in place three years after unveiling a plan to reform the bloc's outdated asylum rules
2023-09-28 23:29
UK police are investigating the 'deliberate felling' of a famous tree at Hadrian's Wall
U.K. authorities say that a tree which had stood for nearly 200 years next to Hadrian’s Wall — a famous Roman landmark in northern England — was “deliberately felled” in an act of vandalism
2023-09-28 22:25
UAW could expand strikes at Detroit Three on Friday
By David Shepardson, Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union could strike additional Detroit Three automotive facilities on
2023-09-28 22:17
Wall St opens lower on rate jitters; Powell on deck
Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Thursday on persistent worries over prolonged restrictive monetary policy, while investors
2023-09-28 21:45
US government estimates last quarter's economic growth was 2.1%, unchanged from previous estimate
The U.S. economy grew at a 2.1% annual pace from April through June, extending its sturdy performance in the face of higher interest rates, the government said Thursday, leaving its previous estimate unchanged
2023-09-28 20:56
Slightly fewer number of Americans apply for jobless benefits as layoffs remain rare
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched up modestly this week after reaching their lowest level in eight months the previous week, as the labor market continues to defy the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes meant to cool it
2023-09-28 20:53